[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   GOP AGENDA OF MISGUIDED PRIORITIES

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Members: Ignoring the facts, 
the experts, political reality, and the best interests of the American 
people, the Republican leadership continues to embrace a spending plan 
already rejected by the Senate that would destroy 700,000 jobs and 
derail the economic recovery.
  The Republican spending plan is a doctrine of misplaced priorities. 
They want to lay off teachers, cut Pell Grants, slash programs for 
homeless veterans, and reduce Head Start, among other shortsighted and 
harmful cuts.
  Incomes and consumer spending increased in February, helping to 
expand the Nation's economy. First time jobless claims decreased by 
5,000 a week. The total number of people receiving benefits fell to the 
lowest level in 3 years, due, in part, to increased hiring.
  The February jobs report shows a gain of 192,000 jobs, a significant 
employment increase that marks the 12th straight month of private 
sector growth and a drop in the unemployment rate to 8.9 percent, the 
lowest level in almost 2 years.
  Let's don't hurt our fragile recovery by the Republican majority 
shutting down the government.

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